close out vs welcome

close out

verb
  • To seal off. 

  • To terminate; to call the end of. 

  • To terminate a computer program. 

  • To make trades offsetting an existing position, leaving the trader with a neutral position. 

  • Of a wave, to break all at once, instead of progressively along its length. 

  • To exclude by blocking all opportunities to enter or join. 

  • Synonym of close (“to make a sale”) 

welcome

verb
  • To accept something willingly or gladly. 

  • To affirm or greet the arrival of someone, especially by saying "Welcome!". 

adj
  • Whose arrival is a cause of joy; received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house, entertainment, or company. 

  • Producing gladness. 

  • Free to have or enjoy gratuitously. 

noun
  • The utterance of such a greeting. 

  • The act of greeting someone’s arrival, especially by saying "Welcome!"; reception. 

  • Kind reception of a guest or newcomer. 

  • The state of being a welcome guest. 

intj
  • Greeting given upon someone's arrival. 

How often have the words close out and welcome occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )